diff --git a/_extensions/apaquarto/frontmatter.lua b/_extensions/apaquarto/frontmatter.lua
index e65dc94..6bbebd7 100644
--- a/_extensions/apaquarto/frontmatter.lua
+++ b/_extensions/apaquarto/frontmatter.lua
@@ -259,7 +259,19 @@ return {
 
       
       if not mask then
-      body:extend({authordiv})
+        body:extend({authordiv})
+      end
+      
+      if meta["draft-date"] then
+        draftdate = os.date("%B %d, %Y")
+        if type(meta["draft-date"]) == "table" then
+          draftdate = meta["draft-date"]
+        end
+        draftdatediv = pandoc.Div({
+            pandoc.Para(draftdate)
+        })
+        draftdatediv.classes:insert("Author")
+        body:extend({draftdatediv})
       end
       
       local authornoteheadertext = "Author Note"
diff --git a/example.qmd b/example.qmd
index 611e059..6fdbda6 100644
--- a/example.qmd
+++ b/example.qmd
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ mask: false
 masked-citations:
   - schneider2012cattell
   - schneider2015intelligence
+# If true, adds today's date below author affiliations. If text, can be any value.
+# This is not standard APA format, but it is convenient.
+# Works with docx, html, and typst. 
+draft-date: false
 # Language options. See https://quarto.org/docs/authoring/language.html
 lang: en
 language: